Terms & Conditions
- The terms and conditions are subject to change.
- Once an item enters the authentication process, all fees paid to SMA – Sports Memorabilia Authenticated become NON-REFUNDABLE.
- Certification and authentication involve subjective judgment, subject to change over time. Therefore, Sports Memorabilia Authenticated provides no warranty or representation and assumes no liability for opinions rendered on any submission.
- SMA assumes no liability to the customer for damage to items that can be reasonably demonstrated to have occurred while not in its custody or control. If Sports Memorabilia Authenticated determines that a customer’s submission was lost or damaged while in its possession, compensation will be based on fair market value, determined by SMA’s standard procedures, including filing a claim with its insurance carrier. The declared value is used to determine insurance cost and the maximum amount that can be claimed for damage or loss in shipment. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY EXCEED THE DECLARED VALUE OF THE ITEM.
- Sports Memorabilia Authenticated is dedicated to providing collectors with the finest, most thorough, consistent, and accurate authentication efforts in the industry. In rare instances of a typographical error on the label or certificate/letter of authenticity, customers must inspect items upon receipt and report any damage or discrepancy to Sports Memorabilia Authenticated within five (5) days. Customers agree to return any incorrectly described item to Sports Memorabilia Authenticated upon request at any time and indemnify and hold harmless Sports Memorabilia Authenticated and its affiliates against all losses and/or claims (including attorney’s fees) caused by the circulation or sale of a mismarked or inappropriate item or any unauthorized use of an SMA certificate or label.
- SMA is not responsible for returning items sent with insufficient payment or inadequate contact information, and it is not required to contact you or retain your items in such circumstances for a period exceeding three (3) months from its initial receipt.
- In its ordinary operations, SMA compiles data regarding each item submitted for authentication and may take digital or other types of photographs, images, or reproductions of each such item. In consideration for the authentication services provided, the customer authorizes SMA to compile and maintain such data and take, or cause to be taken, images of each item. The customer agrees that Sports Memorabilia Authenticated will be the owner of such data and all such images and may use and exploit them for commercial and other purposes, as SMA deems appropriate.
- The rights and obligations of both you and SMA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Nevada, excluding its choice of law rules. By submitting items or memorabilia to SMA – Sports Memorabilia Authenticated, you hereby (a) agree to all the terms and conditions of these Submission Instructions, (b) submit yourself to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and (c) expressly waive any venue or jurisdiction to which you may otherwise be entitled by your present or future domicile.
